PBA board expresses concern as Kia set to trade No. 1 pick to SMB

Members of the PBA board are set to convene this week to discuss the future of the Kia Picanto franchise after its move to...

REVIEW | ‘Happy Death Day’ charms as much as it scares

This horror twist on comedy classic 'Groundhog Day' is more than a one-note gimmick.

3 charged in shooting after white nationalist’s Florida speech

A Texas man who shot at protesters after a white nationalist’s speech at the University of Florida and two brothers who urged him to “kill them” have been charged with attempted homicide, police said on Friday.

Trump expected to pressure China’s Xi to rein in North Korea – officials

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to pressure China’s president when they meet next month in Beijing to do more to rein in North Korea out of a belief that Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power should give him more authority to do so.

With 91 peasants slain in 14 months, monthly kill rate under Duterte higher than...

A human rights organization accused the Duterte government of carrying out “not only the massacre of urban poor communities,” referring to the killings in the course of the war on drugs, but also “the systematic killing of farmers in the countryside.”

Trump administration considers pause to refugee family reunification program

President Donald Trump’s administration has drafted a plan to pause a program that allows family members join refugees already settled in the United States until they can undergo increased security checks, two sources with knowledge of the situation told Reuters.

California judge tosses $417-M cancer verdict against Johnson & Johnson

A California judge on Friday threw out a $417-million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using its talc-based products like Johnson’s Baby Powder for feminine hygiene.

WATCH | Singer takes knee during performance of national anthem at NBA game

'I had to take a knee for the opening game in my city and let my voice be heard. We will not be silenced,' Justine Skye said.

New lawyers required to give free legal services

Beginning with those who pass this year’s bar exams in November, new lawyers will be required to provide 120 hours of pro bono legal services to poor litigants, in keeping with the constitutional guarantee of “free access to the courts and quasi-judicial bodies.”

DECENT WORK FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS |Time to turn commitments into action

Often called the largest invisible workforce, there are almost 10 million domestic workers in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. More than two million are migrant domestic workers.

At least 72 dead as suicide bombers strike 2 Afghan mosques

(UPDATE - 10:17 a.m.) Suicide bombers attacked two mosques in Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 72 people including children, officials and witnesses said.

‘Paolo’ headed out of PAR but will continue dumping rains

Typhoon “Paolo” (international name: Lan) is slowly moving away and forecast to exit the Philippine area of responsibility by Sunday morning but will continue bringing rains that could trigger floods and landslides over large parts of the country.
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EU businessman: Tourism is PH’s ticket to prosperity

MANILA - When European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines president Guenter Taus first arrived in the 1980s, he was drawn to the beaches...
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WATCH | LTFRB pounces on defiant taxi cabs, unauthorized passenger vans

Atty. Aileen Lizada, a member of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, was almost rammed by a taxi that she accosted for refusing...

WATCH | MERON O WALA? In same speech, Duterte says there are no EJKs...

Do extra-judicial killings happen in the Philippines? It appears that the highest leader of the land is in a quandary over the issue.